Smoking tray



Au 4, 1925. 1,548,463 R. J. HELD Filed May 12. 1924 Patented Au 4, 1925.

ROY J. HELD, OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS.

SMOKING TRAY.

Application filed May 12, 1324. Serial No. 712,825.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROY J. HELD, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, hzwe invented certain new and useful Improvements in Smoking Trays; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full. clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to smoking trays.

Objects of such invention are to provide a smoking tray which will catch a cigarette or other article when such article has burned a distance and will not allow the falling of such cigarette or article upon the table top or other support upon which the tray is placed.

Further objects are to provide a smoking tray, which is so constructed that when the cigarette or other article burns to a point adjacent the support, it will not be mois tened as in the case of ordinary trays, but which will allow the free burning of the cigarette or article without condensation of the moisture in the products of combustion.

Further objects are to provide a smoking tray, which is so constructed that it may be most readily produced in a simple and cheap manner, which permits removal of the ash tray proper for cleaning purposes, .and which is of an attractive and pleasing de- An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 1s a transverse sectional view through the smoking tray, such View corresponding to a section on the line 1-l of Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is an elevation of the ash tray pro er, such view being partly in section.

e smoking tray comprises an outer member of circular contour, which is provided with a downwardly projecting flange 1 which acts as a support. A horizontal plate 2 extends inwardly from the supporting flange and is divided from such flange by means of an upstanding rib or flange 3. The central portion of the member is provided with a depressed part 4 surrounded by an. upstanding rib 5.

The ash tray proper comprises a centrally located member consisting of an ash receiving portion 6 surrounded by a relatively wide annular member 7. This annular member has a series of radially arranged depressions 8 adapted to holdthe cigarettes or other article. The ash tray 6 has means for centering such inner tray with reference to the main body of the device. This means may comprise a downwardly extending flange 9 adapted to surround the flange 5. It is to be particularly noted that the radially extending depressions are provided with annular transverse depression 10, which intersects such radial depressions, as clearly shown in Figure 2.

It has been found when a lighted cigarette or other article is laid flat upon a support that as the cigarette or other article burns to such support the moisture in the products of combustion readily condenses upon the relatively cold support. This produces a very objectionable odor,.in addition to the spoiling of flavor of the cigarette or other article. This defect is wholly avoided by this invention, for when the cigarette burns. to this support, it will encounter a very small portion of the support, due to the narrow annular ribs formed by the recess 10. Thus the cigarette or other article will burn complete through and thus the objectionable odor and loss of flavor is wholly avoided.

A further feature of this invention is that if the cigarette or other article burns to such a point that its balance upon the holder is destroyed, it will not fall upon the table top or beyond the flat portion 2, but will fall upon the inwardly directed flat portion 2 of the body member and thus damage to the table is avoided.

Thus it will be seen that a smoking tray has been provided, which is of extremely attractive design, which will catch any falling cigarettes or other burning article from the central ash tray. Further, it will be seen that this tray may be produced at a minimum expense.

Although the invention has been describedin considerable detail, it is to be understood that it may be variously embodied and is, therefore, to be limited only as I claim:

claimed.

A smoking tray comprising a main body 5 member having a downwardly extending sup orting flange and a horizontally exten ing portion, an ash tray centrally located with reference tosaid main body portion, said ash tray and main body havin cooperating means for centeri ng said as]? tray, said ash tray having a central depres- SIOD and a plurality of radially extending depressions intersected by transverse depressions.

- In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 15 have hereunto set my hand at F reeport, in the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois. 4

nor J. HELD. 

